One downside of living in Auburn, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.17 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small city, Auburn doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Auburn rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.26% of adults 25 and older in Auburn have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Auburn in 2018 was $28,903, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,612 for a family of four. However, Auburn contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Auburn is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Auburn home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Auburn residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Auburn also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.27% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Auburn include Irish, English, German, European, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Auburn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
